By: anonymou5 (no.delete@this.spam.com), December 10, 2020 2:51 am
Room: Moderated Discussions
> > > In case of the former, here is the concrete problem at hand: Intel-based MBA setup
> > > with two 4K LG Ultrafine displays... how would that user upgrade to M1-based MBA?
> The displays in question are USB-C, i.e. DP alt-mode over a C-to-C cable, with the bulk
> of the C bandwidth going to pixels, and the rest going to a built-in hub which has the
> brightness control, built-in speakers, and low-speed C ports on the back hanging off it.
>
> So far we haven't found any suitable adaptor or dock for this, i.e. something that does
> connect to the TB/C port on the Mac, and gets the DP alt-mode to the C on the display.
>
> We also looked into whether an eGPU could do the trick, but again, no luck so far.
>
> Awesome displays, to this day. The owner does especially like their true 4K resolution.
>
> So a Mac update that triggers a forced display replacement isn't a viable option for her.
So yeah...
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252060651
...looks like she's not alone with this issue.
No M1 for her, at least for the time being. :(
> > > with two 4K LG Ultrafine displays... how would that user upgrade to M1-based MBA?
> The displays in question are USB-C, i.e. DP alt-mode over a C-to-C cable, with the bulk
> of the C bandwidth going to pixels, and the rest going to a built-in hub which has the
> brightness control, built-in speakers, and low-speed C ports on the back hanging off it.
>
> So far we haven't found any suitable adaptor or dock for this, i.e. something that does
> connect to the TB/C port on the Mac, and gets the DP alt-mode to the C on the display.
>
> We also looked into whether an eGPU could do the trick, but again, no luck so far.
>
> Awesome displays, to this day. The owner does especially like their true 4K resolution.
>
> So a Mac update that triggers a forced display replacement isn't a viable option for her.
So yeah...
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252060651
...looks like she's not alone with this issue.
No M1 for her, at least for the time being. :(